Demon Knights #8 Review

It's the perfect time to jump on board this awesome series.

If you have not been reading Demon Knights, you are missing out on one of the better New 52 titles. Fortunately for you, Paul Cornell and crew have decided to give you the perfect jumping on point with issue #8. It's the start of a new story arc, but it is also one of those issues that stands on its own, giving some awesome insight into the series characters. Just go buy it.

Cornell delivers a Canterbury Tales-style story here, with the bulk of the issue being a story about how Jason and Nimue (Madame Xanadu) became intertwined with Etrigan. There is plenty to enjoy even if this is your first Demon Knights issue; you'll feel sufficiently setup for the stories to come. The real treat comes when Etrigan tells his version of the story, and if this were a Canterbury tale he would easily be the winner of the free meal. It's hilarious.

It's a great looking book too, courtesy of Bernard Chang and Diogenes Neves. Thanks to extended flashback sequences, the two artists change off seamlessly, and the book is really all the better for it. The characters look great, the demon looks a-freaking-mazing and the setting is wonderfully rendered. The panel layout and pacing is gorgeous too, with a standard four panel page being delivered in long, slender rectangles. It's beautiful.

With the great setup given in issue #8, you are out of excuses for not buying this phenomenal series. It's time to jump on board and enjoy one the best offerings in DC's new title lineup.

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